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Graphics
This category is for questions and answers about graphic techniques of pictorial art, as woodcut, engraving, etching, lithography, and other forms.
378 Questions
What does an arrow represent in a figure or diagram?
Generally speaking, an arrow beside or within a diagram can be used to:
- draw the reader's attention to one specific item, OR
- show the single direction of a relationship
- show the direction of a process
- show the direction of a result
As some examples:
- A diagram shows the human heart set within the thoracic cavity. Two arrows point to the right and left sides of the lower heart chambers. The arrows are pointing to the ventricles.
- A diagram shows a female in a workplace. The subject is salaries and inequality of salaries between males and females. An arrow might be written to imply a direct relationship between gender and salary: Female--->Lower wages
- A figure shows a green plant taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. There would be too arrows, one showing the direction of the process of the plant using CO2... and another arrow showing the plant producing and giving off O2.
- A picture shows a graph of blood alcohol levels and traffic accidents. Below the graph is a caption: Higher BAC ---->increased traffic accidents.
What does ramalamadingdong mean?
You must have heard this on Edsel's 1957 song "Rama Lama Ding Dong".
What is the difference between direct emulsion and indirect emulsion in screen printing?
In screen printing - Direct emulsion is a liquid substance, that when coated onto a mesh with a scoop coater, dries to form a photosensitive film. Indirect emulsion is a sheet of dry emulsion that is typically adhered to mesh with a solvent. When either emulsion is applied mesh, and is dry, it can be exposed to light and creates a stencil of the art to be printed.
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What Prismacolor markers should you use to color blond hair?
i personally would use a mixture of colors: white, brown, and yellow would be the best or a tan if you want highlights.
The effectiveness of composition of poster art?
A strong composition on a poster is most effective. One needs to draw, or grab, the eye of the viewer and communicate in an instant a message or idea. Brief bits of information that are highly readable complete the poster. Toulouse Latrec made some very effective posters and composition is foremost in his pieces. Look at the highly collectible posters of the psychedelic 1960's for another good example.
In watchmen why is rorschach crazy?
Youd be a lil nutts too if u lived that life...his mum was a prossi.. he saw some pretty grusome death scenes.. he got picked on when he was little..and just the fact that he was the only thing standing in the way of society and criminal minds!!! RWAH!
It is debatable whether Rorschach is actually crazy or not. The following events were probably the most influential in Rorschach's life:
- His mother was a prostitute, and he was picked on because of it.
- His father appeared to be an authoritarian figure whom worshipped Nixon.
- He spent time in juvenile detention and group homes.
- The rape and murder of Kitty Genovese, as her neighbours did nothing or watched.
- The kidnapping and dismembering of a young girl named Blair Roche.
Since raster (bitmap) software are made to manipulate and improve photos, not create graphics, I will mention a few vector programs. The most common are Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW. A free open-source one is Inkscape, for instance. These are used to create vector-based graphics (ones that can be resized without losing quality). All this is pertaining to 2D graphics, as an element of graphic design.
Graphic sources or even graphic aids such as maps charts diagrams pictures and schedules are used to show info visually. ar
Graphic library is a library that store various of graphic ( it can be vector or jpg, mostly it's some illutration, drawing, graphic element, also can be icon or pictogram ), people can create their own graphic library or download from online graphic stock website. If you working on a specify project or working for a specify brand, that company probably have their own graphic library for use.
A tablet is basically a board you plug into your computer and use a tablet pen to draw on, or to simply replace the mouse. Wherever you move the pen on the board, the cursor on your screen moves to the same location (ex; if you put the pen at the corner of the tablet board, the cursor moves to the corner of the screen). You can read more about tablets here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitizing_tablet
How does a Graphic organizer look like?
a graphic organizer and a chart that is used to put things in order
When is sketching used as a graphic communication?
In this age of computers one might think the sketch is no longer used. All of the best designers begin here, with sketches. They are still the best way to work through ideas and concepts. As a student I had a graphic design professor who wanted to see at least fifty sketches for each design project. Amazingly, as one works through this number of sketches, fresh new ideas and solutions come to light.
Which graphic organizer helps you answer who what when where and why?
A chart with all of these questions will help you organize all your information to fully answer these questions.
What is the meaning of Yoshi tajima's typography artwork?
Yoshi Tajima's typography artwork often explores the intersection of language, culture, and visual expression. By using letters and characters as artistic elements, he challenges conventional perceptions of typography, transforming text into dynamic visual forms. His work invites viewers to reconsider the relationship between written language and its aesthetic potential, emphasizing the beauty and complexity of communication. Through this approach, Tajima highlights the cultural significance of typography in shaping identity and conveying meaning.
